There are times our physiology simply does not support our philosophy. We see it all the time in birth and parenting. You may have very much wanted a birth with timely pain management, only to have delivered too quickly before receiving it. Perhaps you wanted with...

I love this video. I don't know if this baby catching dude is a doctor or a midwife, but I like his style, especially given they're in a hospital. The things I particularly love here: he is sitting lower than the birthing woman. He understands his place..to be...

As a certified infant sleep educator, the more I develop my Sleep Essentials workshops and the more I talk about this work in my community, the more apparent it is that those who work in this field need to tread with exquisite care of the Parent Soul. Nobody is at...

Having worked with obstetric, postpartum, and NICU nurses over the last couple of decades, I can honestly say that aside from the birthing/new mothers, nurses are the hardest working folks in the hospital. I have developed amazing relationships with many of my local...

Are you Pregnant? Have you given birth within the last few months? I want to ask you a question many people, your doctor included, may not think to ask: how are you REALLY doing? Recently I spoke to a lovely pregnant mama in a doctor's waiting room. As a doula for...

It is 4 am. You have given birth recently, and are still in the process of recovering from that major event. Feeding your baby isn't easy. You aren't sure if you're doing things right. Your baby just doesn't seem to be like the books say. There is conflicting...

As the owner of a couple of doula agencies and a doula trainer who teaches around Canada, I often get approached by lovely folks who are interested in introducing their products to me, asking if I can give them a shout out. I could not resist when when I was contacted...

Sitting in the still, quiet spaces between contractions one night while attending a birth, I did a rough calculation of how many labour contractions I have witnessed in my career as a doula. A modest estimate is well over 100,000. Some people prefer to use different...